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This program is a three-year Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency including credentials in Reconstructive and Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery (PMSR/RRA) and approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME). Our 36-month Residency Program provides an excellent balance of academic coursework and clinical experiences that ensure our residents leave the program having obtained critical skills necessary to be successful in all aspects of foot and ankle care and reconstructive surgery. Our goal is to prepare and ensure that graduates are confident in managing patients with a variety of foot and ankle ailments.
Our Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program at UPMC Harrisburg rotates through all aspects of medicine and provides access to the expertise of more than 20 qualified board-certified department members with a broad range of expertise, with the goal of producing a competent physician and surgeon.
Pinnacle Health system’s seven central Pennsylvania hospitals merged with the UPMC health system in 2017. The UPMC medical system has been a top-rated academic institution for decades.
We are located in central Pennsylvania, conveniently located close to neighboring metropolitan areas such as Philadelphia and Baltimore. Residents experience clinic and hospital rotations in suburban and urban settings.
Rotations at UPMC Harrisburg area’s three affiliated hospitals enable residents to care for a full spectrum of patients and pathology in a diverse patient population. Experiences span the office setting, wound care clinics, inpatient care and emergency medicine.
Residents will train at:
Our UPMC hospitals share roughly 13 residency and fellowship programs, allowing our residents to collaborate regularly with fellow physicians, surgeons, staff, and medical students. Our program provides excellent and intensive training in inpatient consultation and management of patients within a hospital setting. Involvement with resident/attending teaching and research is paramount and is a keystone for our program.
There are great opportunities for volunteering at our annual Harrisburg Marathon medical tent as well as participation at our local “Street Feet” clinic sessions, providing evaluation and management for our area’s vast underserved population.
PGY 3 residents attend the Cleveland Clinic’s Microsurgery Training Course. This 5-day course uses several teaching techniques which includes direct on-on-one teaching, with a maximum of two trainees at a time. Participants will be trained in vessel dissection, varying microsurgical techniques, arterial and venous end-to-end and end-to side anastomoses, and preparation and placement of vascular grafts.
Our graduates have been successfully employed at multi-specialty medical groups, solo practices, orthopedic surgery practices, hospital systems and academic colleges around the country. Most have obtained board certification in Foot Surgery, and Rearfoot/Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery through the American Board of Podiatric Surgery.
Come join our team. We are actively seeking enthusiastic, highly motivated individuals with the passion to excel in our podiatric profession!
Applications are only accepted through CASPR.
The clerkship program through UPMC Harrisburg’s Podiatric Medicine and Surgical Program is open to applicants from our current affiliated Podiatric Medical Schools. The month long rotation strives to present a comprehensive picture of our three-year residency program for pre-doctoral podiatric extern students. It also acts to enhance the clinical educational exposure that is already in place. Interested students must submit the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPT) Uniform Podiatric Clerkship Application. More information can be found on the AACPM Website.
As part of the Graduate Medical Education program at UPMC, residents and fellows receive stipends and a comprehensive benefits package.
Daniel Yarmel, DPM, FACFAS
Program Director
Jeffrey A. Marks, DPM, FACFAS
Associate Program Director
For more information regarding the UPMC ME Harrisburg Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency and Clerkship Program, contact:
Kim Miller
Sr. Department Program Manager
millerka18@upmc.edu
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